Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
Colorful, multicultural Kensington Market is one of Toronto’s favorite spots. Don’t miss the leatherless shoe store, where vegans learn to walk the walk!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
A video from TurnHere video productions about the vibrant alternative scene in the Queen West neighborhood of Toronto, Canada.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Oxford, Mississippi is described as a fine, small, southern town but there is definitely something that makes it stand out from other fine, small, southern towns: it’s the home of William Faulkner’s tomb, not only a great destination for literary tourism but also for the most bohemian expressions of Oxford’s alcohol-fueled youth. Music, food, friends, books, and booze? What more could you ask for?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Malawi, USA
OK. So, you call yourself a basketball player. You have some shots, you have some tricks. So, it’s time to bring your game to the Venice Beach courts where the sport is as real as it gets.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Argentina, Philippines, USA
Tango has its roots in Argentina, but today this dance of love and passion can be found worldwide. Few places outside of Buenos Aires embrace the close embrace like San Francisco, California. On the street, San Franciscans demand their personal space, but at the milonga, distance falls away like the sun setting on the Golden Gate Bridge. Let’s drop in and see if we can pick up a few steps.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
EPK: Symphonicity Tour Rehearsals and European/ UK Announcement at Abbey Road Studios.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Come aboard Greenpeace's ship the Arctic Sunrise. Meet Wendy, the ship's cook, as she describes her work and the ship's mission of helping protect our planet's oceans.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
With help from Fuse School, learn the basics about global warming, particularly how burning fossil fuels adds extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and how this then leads to climate change.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Fuse School: To better understand the science behind global warming, it is important to first understand how the Earth's atmosphere functions. This informative video shows the role of gravity and how the electromagnetic spectrum is involved.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Douglas Adams was a writer and author best known for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Sadly, he died of a massive heart attack in 2001 at the young age of 49. Each year, fans of his work celebrate the 25th of May (or “Towel Day”) as a tribute to the author.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The Killers are a rock band from Las Vegas, USA. This pulsating hit comes from their first album, Hot Fuss, and according to the band’s singer, Brendon Flowers, tells “the story of trying to meet someone in a club.”"
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
“Human," the lead single from The Killers’ playful yet deeply personal album Day & Age, is famed for the intriguing and often misheard lyric “Are we human, or are we dancer?”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
69 million children remain out of school, efforts must be increased by leaders around the world to ensure every child has the chance for an education by 2015. This video summarising the work of the 1GOAL campaign so far was shown at the UN Millennium Development Goals Summit in New York.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
For this song, 1980s English pop band Talk Talk were inspired by the book The Dice Man by Luke Rhineheart, in which the main character rolls dice to determine his daily actions. As Talk Talk’s singer songwriter Mark Hollis once quipped, “A good book, but not a lifestyle I’d recommend.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Charlie has made a mistake and cheated on the one he loves. His girlfriend wants to know how long it’s been going on, and in the song Charlie attempts to explain that it happened only once and will never happen again.
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